Feel good book recommendations

Currently trying to manage an anxiety/depression spike without resorting to the GP and could do with some distraction but have a Kindle full of thrillers and interesting but not particularly cheery novels.

Would like something a bit lighthearted but not too chick lit iykwim?

Have enjoyed Sue Townsend's books, Bridget Jones and this year liked Hello from the Gillespies and the Rosie Project and Rosie Effect so that's the kind of thing I'm after.

Maybe something about a working wife and mum in early middle age who has a huge mid life crisis adventure and turns her life into what it was mean to be ?!

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett is probably the funniest book I've ever read (the premise is that the Queen gets into serious literature). So I suppose you could argue it's about a working wife and mum....!

I started to read a much broader selection of books about 5 years ago, and I just can't get into chick lit these days, which is kind of a shame as I could do with something light and fluffy at the mo, but it all seems so far-fetched and formulaic I just cba. I guess that's age catching up with me too!

A Man Named Ove is definitely worth a try for me - I've read a couple of books on the 'People who've bought this...' list on Amazon and Ove sounds a bit like my DH!

Have you read The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and the sequel The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy - both very good, gentle and bittersweet stories. I have Rachel Joyce's new one, Perfect to read too,

I had a new Kindle for Christmas so now I can access all my existing downloads and download some new ones.

Have started with 'Bernadette' - read the 'blurb' and related to it instantly - I think my DH and DD would describe me in much the same way and I sometimes feel like running away so it sounds right up my street.

Zen definitely couldn't do 'One Day' - partly because I attempted it when it came out and found I just couldn't bring myself to care about the characters. Secondly because I know the outcome and the sudden death of my 'first love' a few months ago is what's triggered my anxiety issues